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Monday, March 04, 2013

Murder BELOW Montparnasse

Cara Black asked me to take another stap at Murder Below Montparnasse and what Cara wants, Cara gets. You don't mess with her no ways. Aimee Leduc here I come.

Cara said I should hit all the high points (or low points depending on how you see it) in the book. Cafe Deguarre is one of Aimee's favs for a quick pre-sleuthing express.

Then on to the scene of the crime.

Number 14 Villa d'Alesia, a rue so hidden away you need bloodhounds to find it.

But find it we did bloodhounds and all.

Next a tres charmante rue below Montparnasse, rue des Thermopolyes (if you can spell or pronounce this one I'll send you to Paris).

The bloodhounds were working overtime finding it. Peter's Paris has oodles of historic tidbits on the areas BELOW Montparnasse...oh why didn't I read it yesterday?

Aimee's hound only eats the finest on rue Daguerre.

But this threesome got the jump on her.

I went to town with my advanced copy of MBM/Murder Below Montparnasse. You will too if you get on the ball and preorder before APRIL 15March 5 (that's tomorrow in case you were wondering). Listen you wantthis FREE trip to Paris or what PBers?!

By the way Cara/Aimee says the crepes are the BEST below Montparnasse

And she doesn't mess with you when it comes to crepes or anything else for that matter.

You've got less than 24 hrs till APRIL 15 to win this Paris trip I'd give my eye-tooth for and I'm living here! Cara Black will be your guide for 7 days visiting Aimee's hot spots in every book.

I'm not really interested in the trip (timing, other priorities, like to do things on my own, etc)....but AM V.E.R.Y. interested in her books. I wonder if they contain a map of locations? Doesn't matter, can figure it out. What fun!! Nancy Drew for grown-ups.

The Aimee Leduc books do contain maps FHBut the pre pub copy I got did not.In future I'll show maps..it would help me too find these off beat places.I should have included a map in the postThanks for mentioning it.

Carol, I'm putting in a reserve request for this new Cara Black novel at my library. I think that I've read each of the prior books, and loved the attention she gives to Parisian neighborhoods.

I'm well familiar with the undulating cobblestones of some of NYC's SoHo neighborhood. It can be amusing to see the stiletto-clad fashionistas attempting to cross Greene Street mid block. Repeated efforts by the City to repair these streets just cannot keep up with what nature does to the cobbles. Natural speed bumps to slow down taxis, perhaps?

Carol, I put this on the to-do list and it didn't get done . . .is it too late to enter? I read the rules and it says one can enter now. Sorry, if I missed detail as to why pre-order. Crazy life here. Thanks.